"Hello..Is It You?"

I've been alone with you inside my mind
And in my dreams I've kissed your lips a thousand times
I sometimes see you pass outside my door
Hello, is it me you're looking for?

I can see it in your eyes
I can see it in your smile
You're all I've ever wanted, (and) my arms are open wide
'Cause you know just what to say
And you know just what to do
And I want to tell you so much, I love you ...

I long to see the sunlight in your hair
And tell you time and time again how much I care
Sometimes I feel my heart will overflow
Hello, I've just got to let you know
'Cause I wonder where you are
And I wonder what you do
Are you somewhere feeling lonely, or is someone loving you?

Tell me how to win your heart
For I haven't got a clue But
let me start by saying, I love you ...

Hello, is it me you're looking for
'Cause I wonder where you are
And I wonder what you do
Are you somewhere feeling lonely or is someone loving you?
Tell me how to win your heart For I haven't got a clue
But let me start by saying ... I love you

The first time I seen this Lionel Richie video, when I was young, it just plain disturbed me. In the begining of the short film piece, you see an artists studio and the back of a man as he skulpted with his hands, the face of a beautiful woman in clay. With great care he caresses his medium into the form of her face as he sits in his bright sunny studio as this sentimental music plays. At the end as the last choras starts with the refrain, "Hello..", the modle, his love muse enters the room, and you realize as the artist taps his way blindly across the room with his white cane to greet her, the depth of the lyrics to this song. The almost oversweet words, in my opionin, about such an imperfect love, unsettled me.

Shortly after, I met my Hubby.

Not long ago we are watching TV together and the Star Burst commercial came on. It is a high school boy showing a girl that he is infactuated with, the candy bust he had made of her, as this Lional Richie song plays on his boom box in their art class. The young girl looks on horrified as he descibes the different flavored candy he had used to recreate her image. He then loses himself in his passion and eats the nose of her (candy) face.

At the exact time Hubby and I look at each other and said, "Thats soo"- "sweet", I said just as hubby said, "sick". Our opionons didn't change a few minets later as it played again . "That is so romantic", I tried to convience him. "No that is just twisted", he thinks. "Man, I wish someone would make my head out of sugar", I told him with all sincerity. "I wish I could", was his answer, I would love to be an artist. "Yeah, but Dad, Mom IS", both boys piped in.

That was all the challange I needed.